The Five & the Prophecy of Prana at the Barbican, EC2

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Ambitious and clever, this fusion of hip-hop dance-theatre, martial arts and manga adds up to a satisfying night out

The latest show by the Barbican-supported company Boy Blue Entertainment
infuses hip-hop dance-theatre with martial arts and manga. The ambitious,
clever marriage of forms premiered earlier this month as part of
Londonderry’s year-long City of Culture celebrations, and adds up to a
pretty satisfying night out.

The Five & the Prophecy of Prana bears the creative stamp of both
the Shaolin Warrior Monks and the esteemed manga artist and graphic novelist
Akio Tanaka. Both were consulted by Boy Blue’s co-founders, Kenrick “H20”
Sandy and Michael “Mikey J” Asante. Grounded by these key influences, the
pair concocted a complicated and not